TO: Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study Technical Committee

FROM: Jonathan Start, Executive Director

DATE: July 6, 2017

SUBJECT: TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 - 9:00 A.M. KALAMAZOO METRO TRANSIT 530 N. ROSE STREET, KALAMAZOO

The Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study Technical Committee will be meeting on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. at Kalamazoo Metro Transit. The following materials are included in your meeting packet:

1. Agenda for the July 13, 2017 Meeting2. Draft Minutes of the May 11, 2017 Meeting3. Proposed Amendments to the FY 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program

Please remember that time sheets are due by the 15th of each month.

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KALAMAZOO AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING JULY 13, 2017 - 9:00 A.M.

KALAMAZOO METRO TRANSIT AGENDA

Please limit public comments to 4 minutes.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL (Sign-in Sheet Circulated)

3. CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA

4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA (ACTION)

5. MINUTES FROM THE MAY 11, 2017 MEETING (ENCLOSURE) (ACTION)

6. POLICY COMMITTEE REPORT

7. CITIZENS’ COMMENTS (Non-agenda Items)

8. AMENDMENTS TO THE FY 2017-2020 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM(ENCLOSURE) (ACTION)

9. PEDESTRIAN, GREENWAY, AND TRANSIT STUDY UPDATE

10. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION UPDATES

11. STATUS REPORTS

a. ROADS - Questions on written status reports. Verbal reports will be limited to 4 minutesper agency.

b. LAND USE/PLANNING AND ZONING - Questions on written status reports. Verbalreports will be limited to 4 minutes per agency.

12. NEW BUSINESS

13. ADJOURNMENT

The next meeting of the Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study Technical Committee will be held on Thursday, August 10th, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. Kalamazoo Metro Transit.

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KALAMAZOO AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING MAY 11, 2017 - 9:00 A.M.

KALAMAZOO METRO TRANSIT DRAFT MINUTES

CALL TO ORDER

The May meeting of the Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study Technical Committee was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Chair Hummel.

ROLL CALL (Sign-in Sheet Circulated)

Meeting attendance was recorded on the sign-in sheet.

Members Present

Muhammad Arif City of Portage Engineering Jamie Baker Oshtemo Township Jamie Harmon City of Portage Engineering Mickey Bittner Village of Paw Paw Tony Dacoba Van Buren Public Transit Orrin Dorr City of Kalamazoo Engineering Chris Forth, Vice-chair City of Portage Planning Rick Fowler Michigan Department of Transportation Planning (Lansing) Jeff Heppler Village of Augusta Jim Hoekstra City of Kalamazoo Lawrence Hummel, Chair Van Buren County Road Commission Rob Bauckham City of Kalamazoo Planning Jason Latham Michigan Department of Transportation Planning (Southwest) Ryan Minkus Road Commission of Kalamazoo County Michelle O’Neill Michigan Department of Transportation (TSC) Abhishek Prodduturi City of Kalamazoo Engineering Jim Mallery Village of Vicksburg Kathy Schultz Central County Transportation Authority Mike Schwartz Village of Schoolcraft Jodi Stefforia Comstock Township Greg Vlietstra Kalamazoo County Transportation Authority Debbie Jung Road Commission of Kalamazoo County

Members Absent

Tom Anthony Village of Mattawan Curtis E. Flowers City of Parchment Lotta Jarnefelt Kalamazoo County Planning Rob Wilson City of Galesburg Vacant Texas Township

Others Present Megan Arndt, Jon Start, Steve Stepek, Monica Zehner

CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA - NONE

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APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

MOTION by Hoekstra, SECOND by Heppler, “to approve the agenda of the May 11, 2017 Technical Committee Meeting.” MOTION APPROVED.

MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 13, 2017 MEETING

Draft minutes from the April 13, 2017 Technical Committee Meeting were included in the meeting materials.

Stefforia observed that on pg. 2, the sentence “Due to federal bridge funds previously awarded to a project no longer being available, the project will be funded by out of state funds” could be read as if the project funding was from outside the State of Michigan. Stepek noted that phrase should be “with state funds.” Stefforia also noted that the minutes stated that “Stefforia asked if the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County is experiencing any savings for any other projects.” She reported that her inquiry was whether the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County had any additional savings for the inclusion of sanitary sewer and the N Avenue Project, and she was not asking about savings from other projects.

MOTION by Stefforia, SECOND by Minkus, “to approve the Minutes of the April 13, 2017 Technical Committee Meeting as corrected.” MOTION APPROVED.

POLICY COMMITTEE REPORT

Start reported that the Policy Committee met on April 26 and approved recommended amendments to the FY 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program and the amendment to the 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). The amendment to the 2045 MTP satisfies the required corrective action of the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Certification Review. The Policy Committee authorized payment to MDOT for overpayments received in FY 2012. Staff salary adjustments were approved for FY 2018 and the development of the FY 2018 Unified Planning Work Program.

CITIZENS’ COMMENTS – NONE

AMENDMENTS TO THE FY 2017-2020 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Proposed amendments to the FY 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program were included in the meeting materials. Proposed amendments can be found on pg. 6 of the meeting minutes.

MOTION by Minkus, SECOND by Schultz, “to recommend Policy Committee approval of the proposed amendments to the FY 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program.” MOTION APPROVED.

2017 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM AMENDMENT

Start reported that KATS will be preparing amendments to the FY 2017 Unified Planning Work Program The proposed amendments are to:

Reduce revenues from the Southcentral Michigan Planning Council. The RegionalTransportation Planning Work Program is developed after the Unified Planning Work Program.

Increase revenues for amounts approved by the Transportation Asset Management Council toreimburse the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County for collection of Pavement and SurfaceEvaluation Rating data on local roads.

Reallocate Federal Highway Administration Planning funding between work program elements toalign with anticipated work effort for the remainder of the fiscal year.

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2018 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM

The draft FY 2018 Unified Planning Work Program was included in the meeting materials. A list of public comments received and a summary of changes made to the draft after meeting materials were sent was distributed at the meeting.

Forth inquired as to how the budget for local contributed services was determined. Zehner reported that the budget was set using the value of audited contributed service effort for the prior fiscal year reported by members.

MOTION by Forth, SECOND by Dacoba, “to recommend Policy Committee approval of the FY 2018 Unified Planning Work Program.” MOTION approved.

BYLAWS AND PROJECT PRIORITIZATION REVIEW MEETING UPDATE

Start reported that a meeting had been held following the April Technical Committee meeting regarding Technical Committee Bylaws and the project prioritization process. One suggestion on membership was to tie the voting member to the status of the Policy Committee member instead of required attendance. The discussion on the project prioritization process included the concern of small agencies regarding difficulty competing against projects with higher Average Daily Traffic. There was discussion of having two allocations of funds, one for larger agencies and one for smaller agencies. To implement this, the process must satisfy the goals and objectives of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan. KATS has asked its federal partners regarding if the use of two allocations is allowed. There was also discussion on the treatment of recently seal coated streets and the rating system. Discussion will continue on refining the prioritization process for the development of the FY 2020-2023 Transportation Improvement Program.

PEDESTRIAN, GREENWAY, AND TRANSIT STUDY UPDATE

Stepek reported that the second phase of KATS Moves has ended. The draft prioritization process is available at www.katsmoves.org. Technical Memo #3 is being developed and is anticipated to be completed soon. O’Neill asked if there would be an effort to follow up on public comments received. Stepek confirmed KATS will be following up on comments received.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION UPDATES

Start reported that Van Buren County has signed the sub-recipient agreement between the Central County Transportation Authority and Van Buren Public Transit.

Schultz reported Metro continues evaluating late night and Sunday service numbers. Positive feedback has been received from the community. Metro has completed a 2017 Socioeconomic Survey. The last time the survey was completed in 2012. The survey collects data on where riders are traveling, why, and demographic data. Data is currently being compiled. It is useful for targeting services to the community. Nine bus shelters are anticipated to be placed in June. A shelter has been installed at Whites and Westnedge on Burger King’s property. The shelters will be solar powered when possible. Metro will be contacting members regarding agreements. An additional 6 solar power units will be placed this summer. Bus system route maps will be installed in shelters this summer as well.

STATUS REPORTS

Village of Augusta: Work continues on the development of an Infrastructure Improvement Plan.

Village of Vicksburg: The village’s biggest project will be milling and repaving V Avenue.

Charleston Township: MDOT will be paving I-94 and M-96. A meeting was held regarding a connection on the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail from Galesburg through Charleston Township. The township is

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preparing for the closing of E. Michigan Avenue for 6-8 weeks for joint repair and overlay of the bridge over the Kalamazoo River.

City of Kalamazoo: The Vine Street project came in 5% under estimate. The city is working on scheduling the Portage Street project preconstruction meeting and awarding the project. The roundabout at Ransom and Harrison is expected to be awarded at the May 15 City Commission meeting and the preconstruction meeting has been scheduled. The Vine Transportation Alternatives Program project is targeted for the November letting. The Burdick Street Congestion Mitigation Air Quality project and Drake Road Congestion Mitigation Air Quality project are anticipated to begin soon.

City of Portage: The Westnedge and Romence traffic signal project is close to being finalized. The city is trying to coordinate utility location with the contractor for the South Westnedge and Kilgore Road traffic signal project. Work continues on the traffic signal projects at West Centre Avenue at Old Centre Road and West Centre at Cooley Drive. The Angling Road project preconstruction meeting time is anticipated to be finalized soon with construction anticipated to begin in June. Bids for the Portage Road project are expected to be opened on May 11. Resurfacing on Oakland Drive south of Centre is anticipated to begin in June.

Road Commission of Kalamazoo: The Stadium Drive project from 4th Street to 6th Street is on schedule and anticipated to be complete by the end of June. The E. Michigan Avenue Bridge just east of Galesburg in Charleston Township is anticipated to be closed on June 19 for joint repair and overlay of the deck. The Stadium Drive project from 9th Street to US-131 was awarded. The Road Commission is working on scheduling the preconstruction meeting and night paving is anticipated on the job to minimize impacts. The Sprinkle Road project from Zylman to G Avenue is anticipated to be awarded by early June. The D Avenue Bridge project over the Gull Lake Outlet and the N Avenue project from Sprinkle Road to 26th Street have been submitted to MDOT for approval. The 2017 chip seal program is anticipated to start on Monday, May 15. The RCKC has let and will be funding replacement of the S and Q Bridges in Pavilion Township. The bridge projects are anticipated to be underway concurrently in June.

Michigan Department of Transportation: Bids have been received for US-131 drainage structure improvements in Schoolcraft. The project will be funded with MDOT maintenance money. The Harrison signal is behind schedule due to weld failures on the mast arms. Night paving has begun on I-94. Paving has begun on M-96 in Comstock Township from the Kalamazoo River to the East. This will be followed by surface sealing of M-96 on either side of Galesburg. MDOT is anticipating resurfacing in downtown Galesburg from 35th Street to Burgess using savings from winter maintenance in August or September.

Van Buren County Road Commission: Local paving in Antwerp Township is anticipated to begin soon. The chip seal program is anticipated to begin in mid-May.

LAND USE/PLANNING AND ZONING STATUS REPORTS

Village of Vicksburg: The village is working on easements north of TU Avenue for a trail connection to Portage.

Charleston Township: The township is working on the 10-year update of its Land Use Plan.

River to River Trail: The first of 4 open houses to connect the trail network from Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids is scheduled for May 17 at Cooper Township Hall.

City of Kalamazoo: The ground breaking for the Exchange building is anticipated to be on May 12. The city is drafting its Master Plan and then, it will be available for review.

Comstock Township: A joint meeting of Zoning Board of Appeals and the Township Board regarding medical marijuana is scheduled for May 11.

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MDOT: The consultant has been hired for the Planning and Environmental Linkages study for downtown Kalamazoo. Work is anticipated to escalate soon.

NEW BUSINESS

Start thanked the Road Commission of Kalamazoo for coordinating with KATS regarding a map of projects for the Metropolitan Planning Area. The House of Representatives took action to repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled “Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform.” The rule would have required the development of a joint Transportation Improvement Program and Metropolitan Transportation Plan for those Metropolitan Planning Organizations that have overlapping boundaries. KATS and the Battle Creek Area Transportation Study would have been impacted by this rulemaking.

O’Neill reported that the Michigan Department of Transportation has hired a new Local Agency Program Engineer, Bradley Wright, for the Kalamazoo and Coloma areas. MDOT is also in the process of hiring a design engineer for the Kalamazoo and Coloma areas. Stepek requested that MDOT provide an update on the status of local project close out.

Start reported that the Transportation Asset Management Council Spring Conference will be held on May 25 in Mt. Pleasant. Information on the conference can be found on the Transportation Asset Management Council website at www.michigan.gov/tamc.

ADJOURNMENT

MOTION by Heppler, SECOND by Mallery, “to adjourn the May meeting of the Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study Technical Committee.” MOTION APPROVED.

There being no other business the May meeting of the Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study Technical Committee was adjourned at 9:52 a.m. by Chair Hummel.

The next meeting of the Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study Technical Committee will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. Kalamazoo Metro Transit.

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Required Fields

Fiscal Year County

Responsible Agency Project Name Limits Length Primary Work Type Project Description Phase

Advance Construct

Federal Cost

($1000s)

Federal Fund

SourceState Cost ($1000s)

State Fund

SourceLocal Cost ($1000s)

Local Fund

Source

Total Phase Cost ($1000s)

MDOT Job No.

Local ID No.

MPO/ Rural Action Date

Amend-ment Type

Air Quality Comments

Total Project

Cost ($1000s)

2017 Kalamazoo MDOT US-131 Over Amtrak & KL Avenue, Oshtemo Twp 0.01 Bridge replacement Bridge Replacement PE 160 M 160 122664 5/31/17 Add Addition of PE phase 5/31/17; 11,635

2017 Kalamazoo MDOT US-131 BR from Kilgore Rd north to Paterson Ave 6.31 Traffic ops/safety Traffic Signal Optimization CON 125 CMG 125 132616 5/31/17 Add Addition of project 5/31/17; 125

2017 Kalamazoo MDOT M-43 9th Street E to Berkley St 3.91 Traffic ops/safety Traffic Signal Optimization CON 246 CM 54 M 300 200011 5/31/17 Add Addition of project 5/31/17; 300

2017 Kalamazoo MDOT M-96 E of 33rd St 0.21 Traffic ops/safety Add Left Turn Lane ROW 25 ST 5 M 30 132993 5/31/2017 Add Addition of project 5/31/17; 505

2017 Kalamazoo MDOT US-131 BR 4 ML crossings in Kalamazoo 0.01 Miscellaneous Reconstruct 4 double crossings ROW 25 ST 5 M 30 132993 5/31/2017 Add Addition of project 5/31/17; 505

2018 Kalamazoo Portage Portage Road at Lakeview Drive

Portage Road at Lakeview Drive Traffic ops/safety

Intersection relocation to increase sight distance and the installation of a pedestrian refuge island

CON 335 HSIP 37 CITY 372 200461 5/31/17 Add E Addition of Project 5/31/17; 372

2018 Kalamazoo Portage Oakland Drive at Vanderbilt Ave

Oakland Drive at Vanderbilt Ave Traffic ops/safety Installation of an overhead flashing beacon CON 32 HSIP 8 CITY 40 200462 5/31/17 Add E Addition of Project 5/31/17; 40

2018 Kalamazoo RCKC Q Avenue at 10th Street

Q Avenue at 10th Street Traffic ops/safety Installation of a traffic signal at the

intersection of Q Avenue and 10th Street CON 225 HSIP 25 CNTY 250 200239 5/31/17 Add E Addition of Project 5/31/17; 250

2018 Kalamazoo RCKC9th Street at KL Ave and Quail Run Drive

9th Street at KL Ave and Quail Run Drive Traffic ops/safety

Installation of protected/permissive left turn signals at the north bound and south bound directions. Modification of infrastructure including the controller cabinet and vehicle detection

CON 120 HSIP 30 CNTY 150 200457 5/31/17 Add E Addition of Project 5/31/17; 150

2018 Kalamazoo RCKC Almena Drive at KL Avenue

Almena Drive at 1st Street and KL Avenue Traffic ops/safety

Remove section of KL Avenue and realign the intersections of Almena Drive at 1st Street and at KL Avenue to eliminate skewed intersections

CON 170 HRRR 19 CNTY 189 200262 5/31/17 Add E Addition of Project 5/31/17; 189

2017 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo S Drake RdDrake Road from West Michigan to Greenmeadow

Miscellaneous Construction of a shared use path CON 337 HSIP 448 CITY 785 127385 5/31/17 Cost E

Addition of project 1/25/17; Increase Federal from $320,800 to $336,800, Increase Local from $80,200 to $448,200, Total Cost from $401,000 to $785,000, 5/31/17

785

2018 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Pitcher St E. Michigan Ave toKalamazoo Ave 0.12 Reconstruct Reconstruct of existing roadway, upgrade

sidewalk ramps to ADA, signal work CON 376 STU 224 CITY 600 130825 4 5/31/17 Cost E

Move from FY 18 to FY 19, Change in Federal cost from $487,000 to $376,167, Change in local cost from $113,000 to $223,833, 5/31/17;

600

2019 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Cork St Portage St to Sprinkle Rd 1.90 Resurface

Cold mill and pave 3 inches of HMA pavement. Upgrade sidewalk ramps to ADA standards. CON 816 STU 584 CITY 1,400 131003 17 5/31/17 Cost E

Move from FY 18 to FY 19, Change in Federal cost from $705,167 to $816,000, Change in local cost from $694,833 to $584,000, 5/31/17;

1,400

2017 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Vine Street Non-motorized

Westnedge to Davis Street 0.100 Roadside facility Pedestrian Improvements, bump out/curb

extensions, shared lane markings CON 183 TAU 89 CITY 272 126649 05/31/17 Scope E

Addition of Project, selected by Policy Committee January 22, 2014, 9-24-14; Change in limits from Oak to Davis to Westnedge to Davis, 5/31/17;

272

2018 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Howard St Stadium Dr to Oakland Dr 0.52 Resurface

Cold mill and pave 3" of HMA pavement. Upgrade sidewalk ramps to ADA standards. CON 329 STU 77 CITY 406 131002 11 5/31/17 Year E Move from FY 19 to FY 18, 5/31/17; 406

Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study FY 2017 - 2020 Transportation Improvement Program10/1/2016 (04/26/17)

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Proposed Amendments for FY 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program for the Minutes of May 11, 2017 Technical Committee Meeting.

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Required Fields

Fiscal Year County

Respon-sible Agency Project Name Limits Length Primary Work Type Project Description Phase

Advance Construct

Federal Cost

($1000s)

Federal Fund

SourceState Cost ($1000s)

State Fund

SourceLocal Cost ($1000s)

Local Fund

Source

Total Phase Cost ($1000s)

MDOT Job No.

Local ID No.

MPO/ Rural Action Date

Amend-ment Type

Air Quality Comments

2017 Kalamazoo Public Transit

2017 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Grant GPA

GPA 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Grant GPA T-Cap 1,000 5307 250 CTF 1,250 7/26/17 Add E Projects Identified in FTA GPA tab

2017 Kalamazoo MDOT US-131 BR 4 ML crossings in Kalamazoo 0.01 Miscellaneous Reconstruct 4 double crossings CON 1,214 STRH 135 M 1,349 200066 7/26/17 Cost E

Addition of project 5/31/17; Duplicate Project, change in phase from ROW to CON, Change in federal amount from $25,000 to $1,213,745, Change in funding code from ST to STRH, State cost from $5,000 to $134,861, total phase cost to $1,348,605, 7/26/17;

2017 Kalamazoo Public TransitCY-2017 Operating Assistance

1/1/17 through 12/31/17 Transit operations Fixed route and demand response T-Ops 1,384 5307 5,532 CTF 9,968 TRAL 16,884 7/26/17 Cost E

Change in federal amount from $2,384,000 to $1,384,000, State cost from $5,213,000 to $5,532,000, Local cost from $9,420,000 to $9,968,000, total phase cost to $16,884,000, 7/26/17;

2018 Kalamazoo KalamazooHoward St. Pedestrian Upgrades

Stadium Dr. to W. Michigan Avenue Roadside facility

Intersection safety improvements and sidewalk from Stadium to W. Michigan Ave on Howard

CON 253 TAU 240 CITY 493 7/26/17 Scope ELocal TAP Allocation approved during 17-20 TIP Development; chang in descroption from pathway to sidewalk, 7/26/17

2017 Kalamazoo Public Transit Mobility Management 8/1/2017 - 7/31/2018 Transit operations Continuation of Travel Training for New

Freedom T-Ops 46 5310 12 CTF 58 06/09/17 Scope EAddition of project, 8/26/15; Admin Change of dates from 6/1/2017 -5/31/2018 to 8/1/2017 - 7/31/2018, 6/9/2017

Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study FY 2017 - 2020 Transportation Improvement Program10/1/2016 (07/26/17)

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Proposed Amendments for FY 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Programfor the July 13, 2017 Technical Committee Meeting.

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